Belinda Emmett was an Australian actress and singer.
Emmett grew up in Umina Beach and her first major role on Australian television was as Tracy Russell in the sitcom Hey Dad. She is best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints.
Emmett was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, aged 24. She temporarily left her role as Rebecca Nash on Home and Away and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy. She left the cast of Home and Away the following year and went on to appear in nine episodes of All Saints between 2000 and 2001.
It was on the set of the Australian film The Nugget, in which Emmett co-starred with Eric Bana, that she began to experience intense back pain. Further tests revealed that the cancer had metastasised to her bones.
She recorded a duet with Marcia Hines, a cover of the James Taylor hit "Shower the People", which appeared on Hines' 2004 album Hinesight - Songs From The Journey.
On 11 November 2006 it was reported that she had lost her long battle with cancer and died that morning at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, Australia. She is survived by her husband, comedian Rove McManus, whom she married on 29 January 2005 at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, in Sydney's east.
Emmett grew up in Umina Beach and her first major role on Australian television was as Tracy Russell in the sitcom Hey Dad. She is best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints.
Emmett was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, aged 24. She temporarily left her role as Rebecca Nash on Home and Away and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy. She left the cast of Home and Away the following year and went on to appear in nine episodes of All Saints between 2000 and 2001.
It was on the set of the Australian film The Nugget, in which Emmett co-starred with Eric Bana, that she began to experience intense back pain. Further tests revealed that the cancer had metastasised to her bones.
She recorded a duet with Marcia Hines, a cover of the James Taylor hit "Shower the People", which appeared on Hines' 2004 album Hinesight - Songs From The Journey.
On 11 November 2006 it was reported that she had lost her long battle with cancer and died that morning at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, Australia. She is survived by her husband, comedian Rove McManus, whom she married on 29 January 2005 at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, in Sydney's east.
Belinda Emmett was an Australian actress and singer.
Emmett grew up in Umina Beach and her first major role on Australian television was as Tracy Russell in the sitcom Hey Dad. She is best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints.
Emmett was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, aged 24. She temporarily left her role as Rebecca Nash on Home and Away and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy. She left the cast of Home and Away the following year and went on to appear in nine episodes of All Saints between 2000 and 2001.
It was on the set of the Australian film The Nugget, in which Emmett co-starred with Eric Bana, that she began to experience intense back pain. Further tests revealed that the cancer had metastasised to her bones.
She recorded a duet with Marcia Hines, a cover of the James Taylor hit "Shower the People", which appeared on Hines' 2004 album Hinesight - Songs From The Journey.
On 11 November 2006 it was reported that she had lost her long battle with cancer and died that morning at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, Australia. She is survived by her husband, comedian Rove McManus, whom she married on 29 January 2005 at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, in Sydney's east.
Emmett grew up in Umina Beach and her first major role on Australian television was as Tracy Russell in the sitcom Hey Dad. She is best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints.
Emmett was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, aged 24. She temporarily left her role as Rebecca Nash on Home and Away and underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy. She left the cast of Home and Away the following year and went on to appear in nine episodes of All Saints between 2000 and 2001.
It was on the set of the Australian film The Nugget, in which Emmett co-starred with Eric Bana, that she began to experience intense back pain. Further tests revealed that the cancer had metastasised to her bones.
She recorded a duet with Marcia Hines, a cover of the James Taylor hit "Shower the People", which appeared on Hines' 2004 album Hinesight - Songs From The Journey.
On 11 November 2006 it was reported that she had lost her long battle with cancer and died that morning at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, Australia. She is survived by her husband, comedian Rove McManus, whom she married on 29 January 2005 at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, in Sydney's east.
